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May 13, 2026

SC Supreme Court Overturns Murdaugh Murder Convictions; Retrial Planned

Court clerk's jury tampering — aimed at boosting book sales — denied disgraced lawyer a fair trial, justices rule unanimously

The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions Wednesday, finding that a court clerk sabotaged his 2023 trial to boost sales of a book she was writing about...

May 19, 2026

China Sentences 2 Ex-Defense Ministers to Death in Xi Purge of Military Elite

Suspended sentences likely mean life in prison; Xi's anti-corruption drive has gutted China's top military command

A Chinese military court handed suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers convicted of bribery, the latest and most dramatic move yet in President Xi Jinping's decade-long cam...